Hero Academy Non-fiction

Fully decodable and aligned to Letters and Sounds

The 21 fully decodable non-fiction titles range from Oxford Levels 1–6, Letters and Sounds Phase 1–5 and Sets 1–6+ for Foundation to Year 1 students.

Compelling, content-rich non-fiction that encourages discussion around wellbeing

Topics covered initiate conversation around health and wellbeing and builds on students’ understanding of the world.

Each title includes teaching notes about health, emotions and feelings, and the importance of kindness and safety.

The theme is based on the
characteristics of 'real-life heroes'

This series is aspirational and broadens students' subject knowledge,
providing them with the opportunity to discover more about a diverse range of job roles.

Each story inspires kindness, helpfulness and personal responsibility.

Digital Resources

There are many helpful resources designed to guide teachers through the Hero Academy Non-fiction reading program on the Oxford Owl platform. This includes:

• Activity sheets for use in class.
• Phonics and vocabulary charts, with a detailed phonics and vocabulary breakdown for each book.
• Teaching notes for each title, including a phonics vocabulary overview, guided reading notes, independent reading notes, speaking and listening activities and connections to personal, social and emotional development.